The Canisius Golden Griffins (3-18) take a five-game losing streak into a home matchup with the Niagara Purple Eagles (0-21), losers of 21 straight. In its most recent game, Canisius fell to Siena on Saturday, 69-65. Its high scorer was Franka Wittenberg with 20 points. On Saturday, in its most recent game, Niagara lost to Marist 71-52. With 21 points, Chasity Wilson was its leading scorer.
The Holy Cross Crusaders (13-8) will attempt to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Boston University Terriers (7-14) on February 2, 2026 at Hart Center. Holy Cross won its previous game versus Army, 63-48, on Saturday. Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly starred with 14 points, and also had eight rebounds and two assists. Boston University lost its most recent game to Bucknell, 62-51, on Saturday. Anete Adler was its leading scorer with 12 points.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-12) aim to end a three-game losing streak when they visit the USC Trojans (12-9) on February 1, 2026 at Galen Center. The game airs on B1G+. USC was victorious in its previous game versus Iowa, 81-69, on Thursday. Kara Dunn was its top scorer with 25 points. In its previous game, Rutgers fell to Oregon on Wednesday, 74-53. Lauryn Swann scored a team-high 13 points (and added one assist and five boards).
The Florida International Panthers (11-7) will visit the Liberty Lady Flames (9-9) after winning three straight road games. Liberty lost its most recent game to Middle Tennessee, 63-54, on Friday. Elisabeth Aegisdottir led the way with 12 points, plus 11 rebounds and one assist. Florida International dropped its most recent game to Louisiana Tech, 74-59, on Saturday. Parris Atkins led the way with 14 points, plus three boards and two assists.
The Chattanooga Mocs (13-5) will try to build on a nine-game winning streak when they host the Mercer Bears (12-8) on January 30, 2026 at McKenzie Arena. On Saturday, in its last game, Chattanooga defeated Western Carolina 61-52. With 22 points, Caia Elisaldez was its leading scorer. On Saturday, in its most recent game, Mercer lost to Wofford 67-64. With 16 points, Nahawa Diarra Berthe was its top scorer. Catch tons of live women's college basketball, plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle.
Princeton has a +190 scoring differential, topping opponents by 10.6 points per game. It is putting up 74.8 points per game to rank 51st in college basketball and is giving up 64.2 per outing to rank 182nd in college basketball. The Tigers post 14.0 more points than the Lions concede (60.8). Princeton makes 7.3 three-pointers per game (82nd in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.3 on average.
The Samford Bulldogs (8-14) aim to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (9-11) on January 30, 2026 at J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium. The contest airs on ESPN+.
ASUN action on Thursday will see the the Lipscomb Bisons (7-12) host the Jacksonville Dolphins (12-7) at Allen Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET. Lipscomb was victorious in its previous game against FGCU, 53-44, on Saturday. Molly Heard led the way with 23 points, and also had six boards and one assist. In its most recent game, Jacksonville defeated Bellarmine on Saturday, 73-49. Its leading scorer was Tatum Brown with 15 points.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-9) will look to stop a three-game home losing streak when they host the Virginia Cavaliers (14-6) on January 29, 2026 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. In its previous game, Wake Forest fell to Virginia Tech on Saturday, 85-57. Grace Oliver scored a team-high 13 points (and chipped in one assist and eight boards). Virginia dropped its most recent game to NC State, 78-76, on Saturday. Kymora Johnson led the way with 26 points, plus three boards and nine assists.
The Arizona State Sun Devils (17-4) hope to extend an 11-game home win streak when they host the Arizona Wildcats (10-9) on January 28, 2026. On Saturday, in its last game, Arizona State fell to Cincinnati 66-64. With 19 points, Gabby Elliott was its high scorer. In its previous game, Arizona lost to Iowa State on Saturday, 90-65. Lani Cornfield scored a team-high 19 points (and added two assists and one rebound).
Patriot action on Wednesday will see the the American Eagles (5-14) host the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (8-11) at Bender Arena, beginning at 6 p.m. ET. On Saturday, in its most recent game, American fell to Holy Cross 70-58. With 16 points, Charlotte Tuhy was its leading scorer. Loyola (MD) dropped its previous game to Bucknell, 54-45, on Saturday. Cristina Garcia starred with nine points, and also had four boards and one assist. Catch tons of live women's college basketball, plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle.
The Richmond Spiders (16-4) will host the Duquesne Dukes (7-13) after winning five straight home games. On Sunday, in its last game, Richmond topped VCU 77-47. With 20 points, Rachel Ullstrom was its top scorer. Duquesne lost its most recent game to Saint Joseph's (PA), 72-53, on Saturday. Alexis Bordas starred with 13 points, plus two boards and zero assists.
LSU averages 99.5 points per game (first in college basketball) while allowing 56.6 per contest (24th in college basketball). It has a +858 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 42.9 points per game. The 99.5 points the Tigers average are 36.5 more than the Gators allow. LSU hits 5.3 three-pointers per game (257th in college basketball) at a 37.1% rate (14th in college basketball), compared to the 7.0 per outing its opponents make while shooting 27.0% from beyond the arc.
MVC action features the Drake Bulldogs (6-12) at home against the Murray State Racers (16-3) on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET. Drake won its previous game versus Evansville, 97-82, on Friday. Abbie Aalsma was its leading scorer with 24 points. In its previous game, Murray State lost to Northern Iowa on Friday, 89-74. Halli Poock scored a team-high 21 points (and contributed four assists and two boards).
With 15 points, Daria Nestorov was its high scorer. Catch tons of live women's college basketball, plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle. When is San Francisco vs. Pacific and when does it start? This matchup between the Dons and Tigers is scheduled to tip off on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Be ready to see the opening tip at 5 p.m. ET.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-8) will try to break a five-game losing streak when they host the Virginia Tech Hokies (15-5) on January 24, 2026 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Wake Forest dropped its previous game to Clemson, 78-71, on Sunday. Grace Oliver starred with 16 points, and also had 11 rebounds and zero assists. Virginia Tech won its most recent game against Clemson, 71-68, on Thursday.
"The reality of what my comments were after Ohio State were, I have two really passionate agendas in regards to this, and that is, I want to be a pioneer of growing the game, period," Close said. "I want to really be a part of the surge that's happening and and I want to be a part of telling these amazing stories that these players have, and they're incredible young women as well as amazing basketball players."
You're imagining, maybe, that an electric Syla Swords shooting night gave Michigan a 50-point lead at halftime, leaving Oregon head coach Kelly Graves with no choice but to yank his starters and wave the white flag of over-ness. A likely scenario. But Woodward said these words in a tie game with 5.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. This would seem to be one of the least "over" situations ever.
STANFORD After Cal swept Stanford last season for the first time since 1985-86 following the retirement of Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer, it looked like the title of best women's college basketball team in the Bay Area may be changing hands. But Stanford made a stand Sunday, scoring 12 straight points in the fourth quarter to defeat Cal 78-69 at Maples Pavilion.
